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MR. PRESIDENT, HOW MUCH LONGER 
CAN THIS SHUTDOWN LAST? 

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WE NEED BORDER SECURITY. WE WILL 
HAVE BORDER SECURITY. 

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TREMENDOUS REPUBLICAN SUPPORT. 
AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO WIN. 

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LISTEN, WE NEED BORDER SECURITY. 
VERY SIMPLE. 

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HOW LONG DO YOU THINK THE SHUTDOWN 
WILL LAST? 

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WHATEVER IT TAKES. LEADER SCHUMER 
AND SPEAKER 

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PELOSI ARE SAYING THIS IS A MANUFACTURED 
CRISIS. 

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THEY ARE BASICALLY ACCUSING YOU 
OF LYING ABOUT THE BOARDER. 

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WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IS TAKE A LOOK 
AT LAST NIGHT AND SEE THE 

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RESULTS THIS MORNING. THE PEOPLE 
KNOW WE NEED BORDER 

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SECURITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 

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HEADS UP. MR. PRESIDENT, MR. PRESIDENT, 

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MR. PRESIDENT, ARE YOU WORRIED 
ABOUT REPUBLICAN DEFECTION? 

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I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE A VERY, 
VERY UNIFIED PARTY. 

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MITCH HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. EVERYBODY 
IN THE ROOM WAS 

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FANTASTIC. THERE WAS NO REASON 
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TO BE THERE. I KNEW THAT BEFORE 
WE LEFT. 

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BUT THE REPUBLICANS WANT BORDER 
SECURITY. 

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THEY WANT NATIONAL SECURITY. THEY 
WANT TO HAVE A STEEL 

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BARRIER OR A WALL OF CONCRETE, 
THEY DON'T CARE, I WILL USE ANY 

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TERM THEY WANT, WE NEED A BARRIER, 
TO STOP THE HUMAN 

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TRAFFICKERS, AND THE DRUG TRADE, 
AND TO STOP ALL OF THE BIG 

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PROBLEMS THAT COME, INCLUDING GANGS, 
THEY DON'T COME THROUGH 

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YOUR CHECKPOINTS, THEY COME THROUGH 
AREAS WHERE YOU ARE 

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HUNDREDS OF MILES WITHOUT WALLS 
AND WITHOUT BARRIERS, OR WITHOUT 

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STRONG FENCES, SO THE REPUBLICAN 
PARTY, I CAN SAY, AND I JUST 

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LEFT AN HOUR MEETING, WE HAD A 
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NO DISCUSSION ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER 
THAN SOLIDARITY. 

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WE WANT NATIONAL SECURITY. AND 
BORDER SECURITY. 

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FOR OUR COUNTRY. MR. PRESIDENT, 
MR. 

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PRESIDENT -- LET ME JUST ADD, MR. 

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PRESIDENT, FIRST OF ALL, THANKS 
FOR COMING OUTS AND I THINK THE 

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PRESIDENT ACCURATELY CHARACTERIZED 
THE PRESIDENT, WE 

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ARE ALL BEHIND THE PRESIDENT, WE 
THINK BORDER SECURITY IS 

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EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNTRY. 

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WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY 
MUCH. 

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MR. PRESIDENT, MR. PRESIDENT, WHY 
NOT DECLARE A NATIONAL 

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EMERGENCY? I PLAY DO THAT AT SOME 
POINT. 

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IF CHUCK AND NANCY, WHO ARE MEETING 
I BELIEVE IN A LITTLE 

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WHILE, IF THEY DON'T AGREE TO THE 
FACT THAT OUR COUNTRY IS 

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REALLY GOT PROBLEMS WITH CRIME, 
WITH DRUGS, WITH A LOT OF OTHER 

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THINGS THAT COME THROUGH OUR SOUTHERN 
BORDER, SO MUCH OF IT 

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COMES THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BORDER, 
YOU LOOK AT HEROIN, 90% 

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THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BORDER, SO 
MUCH, SO MANY PROBLEMS, AND IF 

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THEY CAN'T GET THAT THROUGH, OR 
IF THEY FEEL THAT POLITICALLY, 
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DON'T KNOW WHY IT IS GOOD POLITICALLY, 
I DON'T CARE 

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POLITICALLY, I'M DOING WHAT IS 
RIGHT FOR THE COUNTRY, BUT I'M 

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TELLING YOU IT IS A VERY BAD POLITICAL 
ISSUE FOR THE 

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DEMOCRATS, THAT, I CAN TELL YOU. 
MR. PRESIDENT, DID ANY 

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REPUBLICANS TODAY IN THAT MEETING 
TELL YOU THAT THEY WANT 

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YOU TO PURSUE A DIFFERENT STRATEGY, 
THAT THEY WANT YOU TO 

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REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT? WE TALKED 
ABOUT STRATEGY, A 

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COUPLE, A COUPLE TALKED ABOUT STRATEGY, 
A COUPLE, TALKED ABOUT 

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STRATEGY, BUT THEY'RE WITH US ALL 
THE WAY. 

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THEY'RE WITH US. MR. PRESIDENT, 
MR. 

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PRESIDENT -- I WOULD JUST LIKE 
TO, WITH 

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THE FAKE NEWS, I JUST WANT TO TELL 
YOU, THE REPUBLICANS ARE 

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TOTALLY UNIFIED. NOW, IF YOU WERE 
TO ASK THE SAME 

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QUESTION TO THE DEMOCRATS, YOU 
LET ME KNOW IN SOME OF THOSE 

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DISTRICTS WHERE I WON, OR THAT 
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SANITY, YOU WANT THEM TO RUN, SAY 
WE DON'T NEED BORDER 

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SECURITY, YOU HAVE A LOT OF DEMOCRATS 
WHO DON'T WANT TO BE 

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IN THIS BATTLE, YOU HAVE A LOT 
OF DEMOCRAT, THE REPUBLICANS ARE 

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UNIFIED, WE WANT BORDER SECURITY, 
WE WANT SAFETY FOR OUR 

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COUNTRY, AND YOU KNOW, FOR 25 YEARS, 
THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO 

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THIS. THIS HAS BEEN PASSED. 

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CHUCK SCHUMER HAS RAISED HIS HAND 
SO MANY DIFFERENT TIMES, 

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CHI GIVE YOU 15 SPEECHES, I COULD 
GIVE YOU 15 SPEECHES THAT 

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HE MADE, THOUGH I DON'T THINK YOU 
WOULD ENJOY THEM THAT MUCH, 

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I COULD GIVE YOU 15 SPEECHES THAT 
HE TALKED ABOUT BORDER 

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SECURITY, NO DIFFERENT THAN ME, 
BORDER SECURITY. 

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ELSE TH THAT'S ALL HE TALKED ABOUT 
IS 

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BORDER SECURITY, THE ONLY REASON 
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WON THE PRESIDENCY AND THEY THINK 
THEY CAN TRY AND HURT US 

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GOING INTO THE PRESIDENCY, BUT 
THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. 

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AND WE DON'T GIVE UP. BECAUSE WE 
ARE DOING, WE ARE 

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DOING THE RIGHT THING FOR OUR COUNTRY. 

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OKAY? MR. PRESIDENT, IF ILLEGAL 

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IMMIGRATION AT THE BORDER HAS GONE 
DOWN WHY, IS IT -- 

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YOU KNOW WHY IT'S GONE DOWN? BECAUSE 
OF GOOD MANAGEMENT. 

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BECAUSE OF ME. AND MY PEOPLE. 

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BECAUSE WE HAVE MANAGED IT WELL. 
BUT THEN WHY IS IT A CRISIS? 

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IT IS BRUTAL. WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE 
COMING UP, 

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YOU HAVE CARAVANS, NOBODY EVER 
HEARD OF A CARAVAN, IT'S GONE 

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DOWN AND WE HAVE KEPT IT DOWN BECAUSE 
WE'RE MANAGING IT WELL, 

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BUT WE CAN NEVER DO A GREAT JOB, 
UNLESS WE HAVE A WALL, OR A 

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BARRIER, AND I MEAN A REAL BARRIER, 
NOT IS A LITTLE BARRIER 

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THAT DOESN'T WORK. AND IF YOU DON'T 
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IT IS ONLY DOWN BECAUSE WE DO A 
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AT IT AND I HAVE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE, 
BORDER PATROL PEOPLE, 

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I.C.E., THE MILITARY HAS HELPED, 
I CALMED OUT THE MILITARY, WE 

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NEEDED HELP, AND THAT'S WHY IT 
HAS GONE DOWN. 

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THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. TODAY IS 
THE 19TH DAY OF THE 

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GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. BOTH THE HOUSE 
AND SENATE ARE IN 

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SESSION. THE THOUSAND IS BEGINNING 

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CONSIDERATION OF FOUR BILLS THAT 
WOULD SEEK TO OPEN THE PARTS OF 

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THE GOVERNMENT THAT REMAIN SHUT 
DOWN. 

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THE SENATE IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAKE 
UP ANY OF THE FOUR 

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MEASURES. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TRAVELING 
TO 

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CAPITOL HILL TODAY TO MEET WITH 
SENATE REPUBLICANS. 

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WHILE DEMOCRATS ARE EXPECTED BACK 
AT THE WHITE HOUSE THIS 

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AFTERNOON FOR MORE NEGOTIATIONS. 
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THE 

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STORY AS EVENTS WARRANT. WE HAVE 
MORE LIVE 

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PROGRAMMING COMING UP TODAY WITH 
REMARKS FROM BILLIONAIRE 

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PHILANTHROPIST TOM STEYER, HE IS 
HOLDING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN 

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DES MOINES IOWA REGARDING HIS POLITICAL 
PLANS. 

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YOU CAN SEE LIVE COVERAGE OF THAT 
AT 4:30 EASTERN HERE ON 

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C-SPAN 3. THE CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC 

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CAUCUS INSTITUTE HAS A SWEARING 
IN CEREMONY FOR NEWLY ELECTED 

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HISPANIC MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AND 
EXPECTED PARTICIPANTS ARE 

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NANCY PELOSI AND SENATE MINORITY 
LEADER CLUCK SCHUMER. 

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LIVE COVERAGE BEGINS AT 6:00 P.M. 
EASTERN HERE ON C-SPAN 3. 

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COMING UP, THIS WEEKEND, ON BOOK 
TV, SATURDAY, AT 6:45 P.M. 

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EASTERN, CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC 
SENATOR KAMALA HARRIS DETAILS 

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HER LIFE AND CAREER THROUGH HER 
BOOK "THE TRUTHS WE HOLD," AN 

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AMERICAN JOURNEY. AT 11:00 P.M. 
EASTERN, ACTOR OS 

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GUINNESS, TALKS ABOUT HIS LATEST 
BOOK "LAST CALL FOR LIBERTY." 

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AND THEN ON SUNDAY, ON AFTERWARDS, 
AT 9:00 P.M. 

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EASTERN, JOURNALIST NALIKQUA ALLEN 
TALKS ABOUT "IT WAS ALL A 

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DREAM," THE BROKEN PROMISE TO BLACK 
AMERICA. 

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SHE IS INTERVIEWED BY THE ROOT 
EDITOR IN CHIEF DANIELLE 

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VELDMAN. WATCH BOOK TV THIS WEEKEND 
ON 

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C-SPAN 2. TEXAS SENT NINE NEW MEMBERS 

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TO CONGRESS IN THE 2018 ELECTIONS 
INCLUDING FOUR 

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DEMOCRATS. COLIN ALLRED REPRESENTS 
THE 

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STATE'S 32ND DISTRICT, A FORMER 
LINEBACKER FOR THE TENNESSEE 

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TITANS AND LEFT THE NFL FOR LAW 
SCHOOL AFTER WHICH HE WORKED AS 

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AN ATTORNEY IN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S 
DEPARTMENT OF 

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HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 
THEN LATER IN PRIVATE PRACTICE. 

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VOTERS IN THE 16TH DISTRICT ELECTED 
VERONICA ESCOBAR, SHE 

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PREVIOUSLY HAS BEEN ELECTED EL 
PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONER, AND 

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COUNTY JUDGE. EARLIER IN HER CAREER, 

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CONGRESSWOMAN ESCOBAR TAUGHT ENGLISH 
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF 

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TEXAS AT EL PASO, AS WELL AS CHACANO 
LITERATURE AT THE 

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COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SHE IS ONE OF 
THE TWO LATINA CONGRESSWOMAN 

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ELECTED BY TEXAS VOTERS. THE OTHER 
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REPRESENTS THE 29TH DISTRICT. SHE 
PREVIOUSLY SERVED IN THE 

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STATE SENATE. BEFORE THAT, SHE 
HELD A NUMBER 

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OF ELECT AND APPOINTED POSITIONS, 
INCLUDING TERMS ON 

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THE HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSION, AND 
AS HOUSTON'S CITY 

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CONTROLLER. FINALLY VOTERS FROM 
THE SEVENTH 

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DIRECT SENT ATTORNEY LIZZY FLETCHER 
TO THE HOUSE. 

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THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE SEVENTH 
HAS ELECTED A DEMOCRAT 

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SINCE IT WAS CONS TUTDED IN 1967, 
ON THE WEST SIDE OF 

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HOUSTON. THE FIRST MEMBER TO HOLD 
THE 

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SEAT WAS FUTURE PRESIDENT GEORGE 
H.W. BUSH. 

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NEW CONGRESS, NEW LEADERS. WATCH 
IT ALL ON C-SPAN. 

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AND NOW, A PANEL DISCUSSION ON 
THE ROLE ISLAM PLAYS WHEN 

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MUSLIM COUNTRIES CONSIDER THEIR 
FOREIGN POLICY, THE BROOKINGS 

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INSTITUTION HOSTS THIS EVENT, WHICH 
FEATURES SEVERAL MIDDLE 

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EAST EXPERTS. IT'S JUST OVER 90 
MINUTES. 

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GOOD MORNING. AND THANK YOU SO 
MUCH FOR